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1、疯狂动物城 英语论文Analysis of the Hidden Discrimination in America under the Circumstances of the Culture Integration in ZootopiaYANG Tian-qingAbstract: In March 2016, the movie Zootopia, once shown, made a great success around the world and became the most striking animation film in early 2016. The film is

2、 a kind of medium of culture transmission, and the deep cultural connotation is contained in the film. In this paper, I will analyze the moral difference between the Political Correctness culture and the reality in America namely the various hidden discrimination in America under the circumstances o

3、f the culture integration by analyzing the typical characters shaped in Zootopia and combing with concrete examples from various angles, at the same time, to let readers have a certain comprehension of the present political realities in the U.S. Key Words: Zootopia; American Culture; Political Corre

4、ctness; discrimination1. The Introduction of the FilmFilm Zootopias English name is Zootopia, a new word combined from “Zoo” and “Utopia”, which means an utopian country made up of animals. This story constructs a magnificent animal utopian for us. Film tells the story in a modern animals metropolis

5、, all species of animals live in harmony and each one carries their own duties. Rabbit Judy dreams of becoming the police of Zootopia through her own efforts, to break peoples innate idea so-called Only a big man can be a police”. During the process of detecting the major cases, fox Nick who lives o

6、n bluff and deceive was gradually impressed by Judy s passion and courage and became her good partner, and at last they broke sheep deputy mayor conspiracy of converting the system of Zootopia, ending with both becoming the competent police officers. Zootopia is an animation film for all ages: Child

7、ren saw the lovely cartoon images of various animals and like small furry animals much better; Teenagers understood that the pursuit of dreams will never stop and love is not racial; Adults who pays attention to the current affairs noticed about the racial discrimination and the political situation

8、and could make a reflection on the racial integration and American cultural diversity. Audience can find their own figures from the animals and discovered the shadows of their living world in Zootopia.2. American Culture Mirrored in the Film-the Embodiment of the “American Dream”.Zootopia tells a st

9、ory of how the rabbit Judy realized her dream. In the Zootopia, everybody thinks that rabbits can only sell carrots. Judy s dream is to become a police since she was young, but everyone think it is impossible. However Judy said that there is a great city called Zootopia where the ancestors signed th

10、e peaceful agreement, and they declared that everyone has the infinite possibilities. This city actually maps to the United States, where the land attracts talents from all over the world because it is full of possibilities. And Judy, just like the millions of ordinary people, she did not have the g

11、rand family background, but she had her own little dream and worked hard for it. At the preliminary training at the police academy, Judy was not qualified for every project, and the repeated sentence Youre dead did not shake her dream. She worked day and night to conquer the difficulty. In the end,

12、she graduated with the best grades from the police academy. When she went to work, she was assigned as a traffic police-a meter maid which was regarded as the safest job by her parents, but she still didnt give up her dream of becoming a real police. She finished the duty assigned to her, at the sam

13、e time she actively strive for the opportunity to crack the case. Ultimately, Judy proved her ability to all the people with her excellent performance. Just as what Judy has said “Anyone can be anything”, this was exactly the American Dream which Americans have believed for generations. American Dre

14、am is a belief widely believed by many Americans, and the equality of opportunity is the soul of the American dream. Intelligence, diligence and perseverance are the necessary conditions of the American Dream. Huge social class vertical flows, especially the social flows from the lower class to uppe

15、r class is the most significant feature of the American Dream. The typical American millionaires Rockefeller and Carnegie, are the examples of such rags-to-riches. Horatio Egil is the representative writer of Americans Gold Age, he described many characters who born from a poor family, but got rich

16、and achieved the American Dream finally depending on their arduous efforts, people called them Horatio Egil myth.In the present U.S., Bill Gates is probably the most successful implementor of the American Dream. The former U.S. President Clinton is also the typical of the American Dream. The image o

17、f rabbit Judy is the perfect map of the people who have made unremitting efforts in the real life and ultimately succeed. No doubt, many fans in the world saw their own struggle history from Judy, resonated well with the plot, and gained great courage and encouragement from Judy. At the same time, a

18、s an animation of Disney, Judy has an affinity image and conveys a belief to the teenager fans that is to use a positive attitude to deal with the difficult problems in life. Through Judy s struggle history, children can realize the truth that success needs to work hard and spent the enduring effort

19、s. From the day of the founding of the United States in 1776, Americans deeply believe that this country is free, equal and democratic. No matter which class they are in, they can gain the better life and realize their dreams through unremitting efforts. The American Dream runs through the history o

20、f the United States. Over the past two hundred years, the American Dream also inspires people with dream around the world. Many people give up their homeland and come to the United States to study, work and even emigrate, as to create their own values and realize their dreams.3. What is Americas “Po

21、litical Correctness ” Reflected from the Film?3.1 The Definition of “Political Correctness ” Political Correctness (PC) refers to the use of another kind of words, behaviors and thoughts in order to avoid real or so-called unfair discriminatory words and thoughts. To put it simply, it is a popular s

22、aying which refers to the attitude towards something is very consistent with the universal values. One way to show political correctness is to use the most neutral words to communicate with each other in order to avoid the discrimination or harm to others. The unremitting pursuit of equality of Amer

23、ican is the hotbed of generating and applying American English political correctness words. The use of political correctness in language reflects the societys attention and respect for the vulnerable groups to a certain degree. 3.1.1 “Political Correctness” and Discriminatory Language in American En

24、glish.I: “Political Correctness” and Discriminatory Language against African Americans.Nowadays, the name of political correctness for black Americans should be African American.African American is the second largest race after the white Americans and the largest ethnic minority in the United States

25、. However, due to historical reasons, African Americans suffer from the discrimination of whites in the mainstream of society, leaving behind many discriminatory language against African Americans, namely the “Black Lexicon”. “Nigger” is the most typical and representative one in the discriminatory

26、language against African Americans, and also the most insulting one. This word comes from Latin, originally meant black, but later white Americans used it to degrade the black Americans. Just as an article published on one Public Welfare Education Institution Website named “African American Registry

27、” has mentioned: “The word “Nigger” is full of the hatred and disgust for African and African Americans. Historically, using only one word to define and limit the images of all blacks Americans, and insult them, this is a repulsive term, providing the basis for the discriminatory speech, whether it

28、is to be used as a noun, verb or adjective, it strengthened the inherent image of the black Americans that they are lazy, stupid, dirty, insignificant, and these characteristics are being deliberately given, so that there is no cruel any other than the American vocabulary. Today, although “Nigger” s

29、till has the above meanings, but it has been generally considered as one of the representative words about the discriminatory language, which is politically incorrect.II: “Political Correctness” and Discriminatory Language against Asian Americans.From the end of the 19th century to the beginning of

30、the 20th century, owing to a large amount of Chinese immigrants went to North America, the white Americans regarded this situation as a threat and eventually led to the emergence of the so-called yellow peril panic. Then “Chink” as a call for was created exactly in this context. A few years later, t

31、he United States passed the so-called Chinese Exclusion Act. Hence, the word “Chink” was generated with the insulting meaning, and at the same time it was opposed by the Chinese in the United States. “China man” was a earlier call for Chinese, and Mark Twin has ever used this word to refer to Chines

32、e in his article “Disgrace Persecution for Boy” published in 1870. Although when he wrote this article, there was no discrimination meaning, but with the time going on and the development of the society, this word was also marked as the insulting language.Many Chinese Americans have tried to change

33、the negative meaning of this call in various ways, making it meaningful to represent the positive image of the Chinese ethnic group. In 2004, the American singer Leehom Wang from Taiwan issued his newly published music album as “chinked-out”, which translated into Chinese as Chinese Hip-Hop, hoping to give the positive sig